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Call-Out for Dickens of a Christmas participants

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:32 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Kids, youth, and others are invited to participate in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Those interested in participating should plan to attend the rehearsal call-out session on Thursday, October 29th at 6:30p at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, 638 North Street, Lafayette (enter the side door and go to the lower level).

The annual Dickens of a Christmas will be held in Downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette on Saturday, December 5 from 10:00a–9:00p. During this event, scenes from A Christmas Carol are enacted at various sites throughout the Downtown Lafayette.

Practice sessions are ready to begin.

Questions should be directed to Jane Ness at Greater Lafayette Commerce, 765/742-4044 or Peg Black, Dickens players’ coordinator, at 765/742-8619.

TAF’s Tetia Lee receives Emerging Arts Leadership Fellowship

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:45:45 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Tetia Lee has been selected as one of five regional fellows receiving a professional development scholarship for Emerging Arts Leaders.

Tetia Lee

Funded by Chicago’s Joyce Foundation and coordinated by Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit for advancing the arts, the program supports arts leaders of color from the Great Lakes region. Lee will receive a $3,000 scholarship to attend three Americans for the Arts events over the next year: the National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Providence, RI, Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, and the Annual Convention in Baltimore, MD. Throughout the year, Fellows will have opportunity for exchange and reflection with arts leaders from throughout the country. Additionally they will receive individualized career coaching.

Lee says of her ambitions as an arts leader, “I aspire to continually create and implement innovative programs and services to make the arts accessible at a grass roots level. Through creating greater accessibility to the arts, I hope to elevate the importance of the arts within the fabric of the communities I serve. I aim to be a component of the leadership for creating a model for greater statewide, national and international arts education and awareness.”

“We are proud to contribute to the advancement of these bright and talented local arts leaders,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “Dedicated and ambitious leaders are essential to the success and growth of arts and culture in this country.”

Tetia Lee is the Executive Director of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, an arts council and umbrella organization for a fourteen county region in North Central Indiana.

Over the last 13 years, Lee has worked for nonprofit arts councils throughout the state of Indiana – all regional arts partners of the Indiana Arts Commission, the state agency. Lee served in the capacities of Gallery Director, Instructor, and Outreach Coordinator while completing her degrees from the American Academy of Art and Indiana State University. After completion of her MFA in painting, Lee chose to focus on her passion for the arts and community by assuming the role of Assistant Director at Arts Place, an arts organization serving east central Indiana and west central Ohio.

In 2007, Lee accepted an offer to lead the Tippecanoe Arts Federation. As executive director, Lee has developed and implemented three programs to provide access to the arts to at-risk and under served youth, leadership for a cultural plan, and elevated the profile of the organization within the community, around the region and throughout the state. Lee also serves as a member of the Community Council, the Regional Leadership Institute, the board of the YWCA, and Vice President of the Indiana Coalition for the Arts.

This year’s Joyce Fellows are:

Makeba Dixon-Hill — The Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago, IL
Christina Jensen — Hyde Park Art Center / Chicago, IL
Tetia Lee — Tippecanoe Arts Federation / Lafayette, IN
Uri Sands — TU Dance / St. Paul, MN
Sioux Trujillo — community+public arts: DETROIT (at the College for Creative Studies) / Detroit, MI

Lafayette-West Lafayette Cultural Plan programs taking shape under TAF leadership

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:44:58 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Cultural Plan for Lafayette/West Lafayette, led by the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, is already listing several successes early in its implementation process.

Papier-mâché art piece 'I Can Has Chainburger?' by Emily Cox, a 17-year-old senior at Harrison High School in West Lafayette, Indiana.

TAF officially assumed leadership of implementing the Plan on July 1 of this year, and early accomplishments include:

The formation of a formal Arts Facility Needs Assessment Committee to oversee an assessment of the community’s cultural venues. The North Central Health Services’ foundation arm has awarded funding toward this study with additional funds from the Barnabas Foundation. A consulting team of will conduct the Facility Needs Assessment, which is scheduled to be completed by January of 2010.
The communities of Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Tippecanoe County have officially expressed their commitment and support for the implementation of the Cultural Plan.
TAF launched ASAP, After School Arts Program, in August to create more arts activities for youth, teens and young adults as well as make a meaningful difference in the lives of youth in our community.
A Cultural Asset Map, designed to provide an inventory of the community’s arts and cultural resources, will be completed in the coming months thanks to a partnership with the Purdue Center for Regional Development.

“Working for tomorrow starts today,” said Tetia Lee, executive director of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, who is leading implementation of the Cultural Plan for Lafayette/West Lafayette. “The plan, drawn from input from more than 200 local residents and community leaders, is beginning to take shape as a roadmap for action for the next 10 to 15 years and reflects a vision for arts and cultural development in the community.”

The four primary goals and related strategies outlined in the 50-page cultural plan call for:

Integrating arts and culture more fully into Lafayette and West Lafayette approaches to community economic development.
Engaging children, teens and young adults more fully in the cultural life of the Lafayette/West Lafayette community.
Building a broader and deeper countywide audience for arts and culture of all kinds.
Strengthening the leadership and resources in support of arts and culture.

“This planning process has been inclusive and the strength of that inclusion has grown as the process moved forward,” the WolfBrown report states in its conclusion. “Planning is not an easy process; it requires attention to various viewpoints and overlapping perspectives. It often puts existing systems and structures into the spotlight and that can be uncomfortable. But the willingness to experience this discomfort is the price of developing a road map that has the engagement and input of a broad section of the community.”

During 2008, WolfBrown associate principal consultant Marc Goldring led three formal public presentations — in June, October and December. WolfBrown conducted surveys, hosted community wide meetings, examined funding options, and determined how the local arts venues, programs and events compare with communities similar in size to Lafayette-West Lafayette.

WolfBrown collaborated with the Tippecanoe Cultural Planning Steering Committee, working with broad-based support from TAF and local arts and cultural groups.

The committee was led by community leaders Jim Bodenmiller and Sonya Margerum, and included a diverse group of 40 people from the arts, entertainment, culture, tourism, education, business and industry, government and other groups.

The committee used $75,000 generated with support from the cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, arts and cultural organizations and the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette to hire Massachusetts-based WolfBrown to launch the formal arts assessment process.

Many of Greater Lafayette’s cultural organizations also provided support for the year-long effort including Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Art Museum of Greater Lafayette Foundation, Bach Chorale Singers, Historic Prophetstown, Lafayette Citizens Band, Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, Long Center for the Performing Arts, Purdue Bands, Purdue Convocation, Friends of Downtown, Round the Fountain Art Fair Committee, Tippecanoe County Historical Association, and Wabash Valley Trust for Historic Preservation.

Building on nearly 500 cultural events held in Lafayette-West Lafayette, the local arts community contributes more than $11 million each year to the economy, drawing visitors from throughout the region to performances and events as well as restaurants and retail outlets. In addition, nearly 1,000 people are employed by the estimated 165 arts-related organizations and businesses in Lafayette-West Lafayette.

The Tippecanoe Arts Federation, which was launched in 1976, is the nonprofit service and advocacy agency for more than 100 local member arts organizations. TAF also is the re-granting agency for state funds to a 14-county area (Region IV) through the Regional Partnership Initiative of the Indiana Arts Commission and regularly hosts, co-sponsors and participates in community events including its annual fundraiser, The Taste of Tippecanoe, a festival of food and fun for the arts held in downtown Lafayette.

4th annual Art on the Wabash to feature 35 local artists

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:33:34 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Paintings, glass work, jewelry, photography and pottery by 35 artists from eight counties will fill West Lafayette’s Tapawingo Park on Sunday, September 20, from 10:00a to 4:00p for the fourth annual “Art on the Wabash, a Local Artists’ Fair.”

Kathleen Kitch, who works primarily with kiln-formed (fused) glass, is one of the Greater Lafayette artists whose work will be featured at Art on the Wabash.

The public is invited and admission is free, with free parking available in the Wabash Landing parking garage for those attending the fair. The artists will be on hand to talk about their art; some will demonstrate their work.

Purdue University Galleries will bring its ArtCart, offering free, hands-on art activities to those attending.

“This fair showcases the unique creativity and diverse talents of artists from this area, and gives residents and visitors an opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind artwork,” said Beverly Shaw, Art on the Wabash committee chair. “It’s also inspiring and interesting to browse the art and enjoy a day in the park.”

Artists from a 15-county area were invited to apply for the fair. Those who will participate were chosen in a juried process by Indiana artist Kathleen Dugan of Noblesville, an assistant professor of art and design at Anderson University. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University’s School of Fine Arts and master’s of fine arts from Yale University.

The 4th annual Art on the Wabash will be held at West Lafayette’s Tapawingo Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, September 20, 2009.

Participating artists include:

Glass: Kathleen Kitch, Sharon Owens, Beverly Skinner
Jewelry: Carolyn Cason, Linda Elmore, Caroline Erdahl, Cheryl Hart, Lisa Hopkins, Rebecca Minniear-Schneidt, Joanne Kuhn Titolo, Lisa Walsh
Mixed Media: Thomas Billeaux, Terri Duncan, CJ Fang, Sara Vanderkleed
Painting: Michael Altman, Rebecca Brody, Rena Brouwer, Shirley Chapman, Kathryn Clark, Sandra Daniel, Alice Harpel, LaDonna Vohar
Pottery: Lynne Corrigan, Mary Thomas Firestone, Scott Frankenberger, Christine Heisler, Gail Johnston, Linda LeMar, Rachael Schatko, Roberta Schonemann
Other: Philip Conlon, boxes; Al Knight, photography; Rhonda Mitchell, pen-and-ink; Deb Remsburg, gourd art

The fair is presented by the City of West Lafayette and West Lafayette Parks & Recreation Department with assistance from Tippecanoe Arts Federation and sponsorship funding from KitchenArt, The Store for Cooks.

Tippecanoe Arts Federation announces $116,393 in Regional Partnership Grant Awards

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:38:27 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe Arts Federation (TAF) announces 28 organizations throughout Region 4 (Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, and White Counties) will receive a total of $116,393.00 in grant awards for Fiscal Year 2010.

Earlier this year volunteer citizen peer panels, convened by TAF, reviewed 30 proposals. Grant awards were approved August 3, 2009 during the TAF board of director’s meeting.

Grants are made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission with funds appropriated by the Indiana General Assembly and the U.S. Congress, through the National Endowment for the Arts, and are for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009.

The following organizations from Region 4 were approved for funding:

Arts Organization Support — Amount — County

(Funds provide general operating support to the following organizations)

Civic Theater of Greater Lafayette — $11,227 — Tippecanoe
Purdue University Convocations — $14,034 — Tippecanoe
Lafayette Symphony Orchestra — $10,364 — Tippecanoe
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette — $9,500 — Tippecanoe
Friends of the Frankfort Public Library — $5,159 — Clinton
Kokomo Civic Theater — $4,078 — Howard
Bach Chorale Singers — $5,363 — Tippecanoe
Prairie Arts Council — $5,407 — Jasper
Logansport Art Association — $3,715 — Cass
Long Center for the Performing Arts — $5,378 — Tippecanoe
IU Kokomo Gallery — $3,797 — Howard
Kokomo Park Band — $5,413 — Howard
Book Readers & Horn Blowers — $5,129 — Carroll

Arts Project Support — Amount — County

Psi Iota, Beta Alpha Chapter — $3,782 — Carroll
Funds will be used to support the Book Readers and Horn Blowers Elementary program
Kokomo Community Concerts — $2,921 — Howard
Funds will be used to support the 2009-2010 Concert series
Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering — $3,775 — Tippecanoe
Funds will be used to support the Fiddlers’ Gathering
Purdue University Jazz — $3,624 — Tippecanoe
Funds will be used to support the 2010 Jazz Festival and educational programming
Tippecanoe County Historical Association — $3,728 — Tippecanoe
Funds will be used to support the Feast of the Hunter’s Moon

Mini Grant Support — Amount — County

Tipton County Pork Festival — $1,000 — Tipton
Funds will be used to support Festival Arts programming including exhibitions and education
Delphi Elementary School — $1,000 — Carroll
Funds will be used to support for an Artist in Residency
Flora Monroe Township Library — $1,000 — Cass
Funds will be used to support for summer art education classes
Friends of Bob Music Co-op — $1,000 — Tippecanoe
Funds will be used to support for the presentation of an international musical performing artist
Words on the Go — $1,000 — Tippecanoe
Funds will be used to support city poetry initiatives
Tri Kappa — $1,000 — Howard
Funds will be used to support the annual high school arts competition and exhibition
Art League of Montgomery County — $1,000 — Montgomery
Funds will be used to support the downtown juried art exhibition
Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society — $1,000 — Montgomery
Funds will be used to support the artist in residency day
All Saints Catholic School — $1,000 — Cass
Funds will be used to support monthly artist in residencies during the 2009/2010 school year
Wabash Valley Youth Symphony — $1,000 — Tippecanoe
Funds will be used to support sectional rehearsal musicians

Activities of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation are provided, in part, with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, with funds from the Indiana General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Taste of Tippecanoe accepting press kits for 2010

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:55 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Taste of Tippecanoe is accepting press kits and promotional material from musicians for the 29th Annual Taste of Tippecanoe until September 15, 2009.

Press kits from musicians interesting in performing at the 2010 Taste of Tippecanoe must be submitted by September 15, 2009.

The Taste of Tippecanoe is the major annual fundraising event for the Tippecanoe Arts Federation. TAF is the umbrella organization and arts council for 14 counties in North Central Indiana. The TASTE highlights various genres of music on 9 stages to an audience of nearly 40,000.

Performers in all genres of music will be considered and local and regional musicians are strongly encouraged to apply. TASTE 2010 will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2010.

Musicians and bands with an interest in performing at the 2010 Taste, should submit a press kit (recording, photo if possible, a short biography, references, and contact information including e-mail) to:

Taste of Tippecanoe
638 North Street
Lafayette, IN 47901
Attn: 2010 Bands

Electronic press kits will be considered but must be accompanied by a written request to perform. Electronic press kits should be e-mailed to mark@tasteoftippecanoe.org.

The deadline to submit press kits is September 15, 2009. A selection process will take place in October and notifications will be made by November 15, 2009.

2009 Comcast Taste Of Tippecanoe expands; announces music lineup

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:52:26 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2009 Comcast Taste of Tippecanoe will take place on June 20, 2009. Forty restaurants, nine stages, thirty two bands, artist’s row and the most amazing fireworks show will showcase the premier summer event of the season from 4 pm to midnight in Downtown Lafayette and Tapawingo Park in West Lafayette. Tickets are $5.00 advance and $10.00 at the gate, 12 and under are free with and accompanying adult.

Due to the overwhelming response and number of bands, the 2009 Comcast Taste of Tippecanoe has expanded to nine stages with over forty local and regional acts.

The 2009 music lineup includes:

Taste of Tippecanoe, Downtown Lafayette, Indiana

Main Street Stage – 4th and Main

4:00p–5:00p Chemcoma
5:30p–6:30p Cheese Weasels
7:00p–8:00p Abstract Giants
8:30p–9:30p Waltz for Venus
10:30p– 12:00a Michael Kelsey and Friends

Jazz Café – Depot Plaza

4:15p–5:45p Big Swing Band
6:15p–7:45p Bill Lancten
8:15p–9:45p Bendy-Pastorius Group
10:30p–12:00a Ned Boyd Quartet

Americana Stage – 2nd and Columbia

4:45p–6:15p SmallTown Heroes
6:45p–7:45p Moonshine Mason
8:15p–9:45p Steve Trent and Small Town
10:30p–12:00a Woodstove Flapjacks

World Stage – 3rd and Columbia

4:45p–6:15p Griot Drum Ensemble (African Storytellers)
6:45p–8:15p Traveler’s Dream (French-Canadian)
8:45p–9:45p Cu Roi (Traditional Irish)
10:30p–12:00a The Ark Band (Reggae)

Gospel Stage – Tapawingo Drive North

4:30p–5:45p Malachi Jaggers & Levi Riggs
6:15p–7:45p 2nd Baptist Inspirational Singers
8:15p–9:45p Connersvine
10:30p–12:00a Marker 158

Crossroads Stage – 3rd and Ferry

4:30p–5:45p W T Feaster Band
6:15p–7:45p Echo Delta
8:15p–9:45p Glen Danger & Friends
10:30p–12:00a Uncle Buck’s Mojo Box

Songwriters Stage – John Myers Bridge

4:00p–4:45p Amanda Fletcher
5:00p–5:45p Joe Peters
6:00p–6:45p Without Annette
7:00p–7:45p Mike Reeb & The Consequences
8:00p–8:45p The Jeff Anderson Effect
9:00p–9:45p Benjamin Ezra
10:30p–11:30p Scott Greeson & Friends

In addition, Artist’s Row returns to Ferry Street and the Chef and Family stages will return to Tapawingo Park and feature a full lineup of music, contests and demonstrations.

Thee 2009 Comcast Taste of Tippecanoe will feature a free iPhone app that is downloadable from the Taste website; www.tasteoftippecanoe.org.

Printable online tickets are now available for $5.00 at www.tasteoftippecanoe.org Advanced tickets are $5.00 and will also be available May 1st at any Payless Supermarket.

In an effort to make the 2009 Comcast Taste of Tippecanoe a more environmentally friendly event, organizers have teamed up with Go Greener and will introduce recycling stations and a free bicycle parking area.

The 2009 Comcast Taste of Tippecanoe is the primary fundraising event for the Tippecanoe Arts Federation and supports over one hundred arts and education programs in a fourteen county area. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to TAF.

Tippecanus Rex art submissions accepted through March 25

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:22:44 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University Galleries and Tippecanoe Arts Federation invite local artists, writers and performers of all ages to participate in a community-wide project of creativity, imagination, myth and tall tales called “Tippecanus Rex” (Tipp-eh-can-us Rex).

Tippecanoe Arts Federation is currently accepting submissions for the exhibit – deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 5:00pm.

“Tippecanus Rex” is a community-wide exhibit project that will highlight the invented history of the Tippecanoe County region, through visual, performing, musical, and literary art. It will be presented from April 1 through May 10, 2009 at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation. Imaginative interpretation and fantastic fabrication will run rampant, with a dose of irreverent blarney. The project is meant to be whimsical and imaginative, teasing visitors with mythical beasts, imagined histories and fake statistics. It will also emphasize the contributions and new creative works of artists, writers and performers in this area. “Tippecanus Rex” is sponsored by Purdue University Galleries and Tippecanoe Arts Federation. All creative individuals in the 14 counties served by TAF are eligible.

Entry forms are available at www.tippecanusrex.com, www.tippecanoearts.org, and www.purdue.edu/galleries.

For information, contact Purdue Galleries director Craig Martin at cdmartin@purdue.edu or 765-494-3061, or Tippecanoe Arts Federation at taf@tippecanoearts.org or 765- 423-2787.

“Tippecanus Rex” is presented in conjunction with “Urban Legends and Rural Myths,” at Purdue University Galleries. The two exhibits are a joint project supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Activities of the Tippecanoe Arts Federation are provided, in part, with support from the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, with funds from the Indiana General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Purdue Galleries presents Urban Legends and Rural Myths

admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:22:28 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Galleries will present an art exhibition of “Urban Legends and Rural Myths,” from March 9 to April 26 in the Stewart Center Gallery.

Fifteen contemporary artists from across the United States are represented, with works that suggest new myths and tall tales.

Ranging from famous examples of cryptozoology like Bigfoot to new interpretations of invented entities and events, these artists explore the public’s collective imagination with campiness and sociological references, said Galleries Director Craig Martin.

SuttonBeresCuller (John Sutton, Ben Beres, Zac Culler of Seattle), 'Have You Seen Patches?,' photograph (Courtesy of the artists)

The exhibit includes inkjet photographs by Milana Braslavsky of Reisterstown, Md.; cinematic-style beast images by SuttonBeresCuller – John Sutton, Ben Beres and Zac Culler, of Seattle; Victorian-style mixed media installations by Kristen Gallerneaux of Detroit; mixed media sculptural totems by Ronald Gonzalez of Johnson City, N.Y.; assemblage sculptures by Gary John Gresl of Brown Deer, Wis.; enigmatic C-print scenes by Joe Johnson of Columbia, Mo.; wistful dinosaur paintings by Joshua Kaplan of Astoria, N.Y.; photographs of floating deities by Colin Kim of Sunnyside, N.Y.; praying mantis dioramas by Judith G. Klausner of Somerville, Mass.; lithographs of amalgamated creatures from the “Association for Creative Zoology” by Beauvais Lyons of Knoxville, Tenn.; wolf-themed multi-process prints by Florence Alfano McEwin of Green River, Wyo.; C-print images by Tiff Mich of Safety Harbor, Fla.; mythic mixed media sculpture by Rob Millard-Mendez of Evansville, Ind.; paintings of the artist’s dog “Button in the Garden of Earthly Delights,” by Catya Plate of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and drawings by Michael Wong of Minneapolis.

Artwork was selected for the exhibition by Martin, Elizabeth K. Mix, contemporary art historian at Butler University, and Tess Cortés, gallery coordinator of the Robert & Elaine Stein Galleries at Wright State University.

Beauvais Lyons (Knoxville, Tenn.), 'Association for Creative Zoology: Micropterus trichopilaris,' lithograph, (Courtesy of the artist)

From 6-8 p.m. March 6, Galleries will present an opening reception for “Urban Legends and Rural Myths” in the Stewart Center Gallery. Several of the exhibiting artists are expected to attend, Martin said.

A printed handout will be offered, which features notes from a discussion on the exhibition by the curators.

In conjunction with “Urban Legends and Rural Myths,” Purdue Galleries and Tippecanoe Arts Federation are presenting a communitywide project called “Tippecanus Rex” (Tipp-eh-can-us Rex). The two exhibits are a joint project supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

“Tippecanus Rex” will highlight the invented history of the Tippecanoe County region through visual, performing, musical, and literary art. It will be presented from April 1 through May 10 at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation.

Artists, writers and performers of all ages in the 14 counties served by the Tippecanoe Arts Federation are invited to participate. The entry form for “Tippecanus Rex” can be downloaded at http://www.tippecanusrex.com, http://www.purdue.edu/galleries or http://www.tippecanoearts.org.

On continuing display in the Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Purdue Memorial Union is an exhibit of objects from the Galleries’ permanent collection titled “Shrouds, Masks and the Floating World.” Textiles from Pre-Columbian South America, ceremonial masks from the West Guinea Coast of Africa and Japanese relief prints from the era of ukiyo-e (the “Floating World”) will be on extended display through 2009.

The Robert L. Ringel Gallery and the Stewart Center Gallery are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday; and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. For class or group visits, contact Mary Ann Anderson from Purdue Galleries, at (765) 496-7899. All Purdue Galleries exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.

Public forum continues arts-cultural assessment effort

admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:37:13 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe Cultural Planning Steering Committee will seek input from the community in a public forum at 7 p.m. Monday (Dec. 8), as an important next step for assessing the contributions as well as short- and long-term needs for Lafayette-West Lafayette’s arts and cultural community.

Marc Goldring, associate principal of Massachusetts consulting firm WolfBrown, will moderate the forum, which will take place at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation building, 638 North St., in downtown Lafayette. Leading members of the Cultural Planning Steering Committee, which is working with broad-based support from TAF and local arts and cultural groups, also will be on hand.

The format will be similar to the public forums, held in June and October to full houses at TAF’s offices. WolfBrown officials will unveil the final report in mid-January.

“During this third public forum, the community will begin to see the picture being painted of the arts and local culture in Lafayette-West Lafayette,” said Sonya Margerum, co-chairman of the Tippecanoe Cultural Planning Steering Committee. “The discussion from the first two sessions was lively and instructive. We invite more from throughout the community to come forward to help us continue setting short- and long-term priorities for the types of events, types of facilities, and types of education and outreach programs we would place on a wish-list for the arts/cultural community.”

The committee, led by Jim Bodenmiller and Margerum, is using $75,000 generated with support from the cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, arts and cultural organizations and the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette to hire WolfBrown and launch the formal arts assessment process. Tetia Lee, director of TAF, also has provided support for the seven-month assessment process.

The Cultural Planning Steering Committee has met for several months with support from TAF, representatives of the arts and cultural organizations, the Lafayette-West Lafayette Development Corp., local government and other groups to chart what steps are needed to engage a consultant to help develop a plan to ensure local arts/cultural organizations are healthy, vibrant and sustainable for the future.

WolfBrown has led, conducted surveys, hosted communitywide meetings, examined funding options, and determined how the local arts venues, programs and events compare with communities similar in size to Lafayette-West Lafayette, Bodenmiller said.

In addition, nearly 1,000 people are employed by the estimated 165 arts-related organizations and businesses in Lafayette-West Lafayette.

With offices in Cambridge, Mass., San Francisco and Washington, D.C., WolfBrown has worked in the field of arts education and cultural planning for decades. Clients have included national service organizations, local coordinating agencies and individual arts education providers. Services include comprehensive research (including parent and student surveys), program design and the development of community wide systems for service provision involving scores of organizations and agencies.

The Tippecanoe Arts Federation, which was launched in 1976, is the nonprofit service and advocacy agency for more than 100 local member arts organizations.

Working from its offices in the Wells Center in downtown Lafayette, TAF also is the re-granting agency for state funds to a 14-county area (Region IV) through the Regional Partnership Initiative of the Indiana Arts Commission and regularly hosts, co-sponsors and participates in community events including its annual fundraiser, The Taste of Tippecanoe, a festival of food and fun for the arts held in downtown Lafayette.

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